'He lived fully. He loved deeply': Tributes for journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau

✍️ Māori Issues Reporter 📅 January 15, 2026 04:44 AM ⏱️ 2 min read 🕐 Scraped: January 15, 2026

Summary: Awarau's debut play, Luncheon, starring Jennifer Ward-Lealand and directed by Katie Wolfe, won Best Play at the 2014 New Zealand Script Writing Awards.

Photo: Supplied/Facebook

Award winning Māori journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau has died at the age of 49.

A post on Facebook confirmed he died on Wednesday afternoon "surrounded by care and love."

"True to the way he lived, Aroha met this final moment with grace, courage, and his unmistakable spirit. Cancer shortened the timeline, but it never diminished the person he is.

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